The FOTA confirms Whitmarsh as the president of the association
The FOTA has just confirmed that Martin Whitmarsh, director of McLaren, has been elected as the new president of the association for the year 2010. As we announced a few weeks ago, the Briton is taking over from Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo, whose one-year term ended last month. The director of the Scuderia Ferrari, […]
The FOTA has just confirmed that Martin Whitmarsh, director of McLaren, has been elected as the new president of the association for the year 2010. As we announced a few weeks ago, the Briton is taking over from Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo, whose one-year term ended last month. The director of the Scuderia Ferrari, Stefano Domenicali, has been elected vice-president of the Formula One Team Association.
Red Bull director, Christian Horner, takes on the role of president of the sports department delegated to regulations, while Mercedes GP team principal, Ross Brawn, retains his role as president of the technical department delegated to regulations.
According to a FOTA press release: « All members thanked Luca di Montezemolo for his valuable leadership and remarkable contribution in establishing FOTA in 2009. He greatly contributed to making this first year a success. »
« The teams represented by FOTA now eagerly look forward to working with Martin Whitmarsh to continue the development of Formula 1 activities in the long term, in collaboration with all other stakeholders. »
« Each member of the association, which now includes all Formula 1 teams, is entitled to appoint a representative to the executive committee and to each of the permanent working groups. The various bodies will work closely together to define the goals and initiatives of the FOTA. »
